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Hiking and Safety Tips for New Hikers

Views From The Top recommends that all hikers read and familiarize themselves with the hikeSafe web site before venturing into the back country. Remember that in NH, Fish and Game can and will charge you for some or all expense(s) incurred if you need to be rescued.

awesome trail for May wildflowers

Star King Trail up to about 2,700' or so is a new favorite for May wildflowers. The forest floor around trail is carpeted with spring beauty, red trillium, trout lillies and dutchman's breeches. Also, rose twisted stalks are soon to bloom. I hiked this trail on Saturday with Karen, Jeb and Rocket21. I hiked with them as far as the summit of Star King. Then I went back down to enjoy the flowers as they went on to the summit of Waumbeck, so I had a couple hours on the trail.

Here's a nice 2 yr old bull calf I saw on the way at dawn. I beleive it's my freind Kezossa, who I've watched grow up over the past 2 years, since he was a couple weeks old. He displayed some brazen behavior very young. Once when he was a few months old ne bluff charged me. He ran right up to me and reared up. Yesterday this calf walked right up to me twice.

As soon as you're on the Star King Trail you'll see tons of wildflowers...

Great post. We saw similar displays on Moose Mountain near Lebanon/Hanover yesterday, though many were closed up because of the weather. The close up of the spring beauty is the best I've ever seen.

I wished I had taken more time for better shots on my trip. Left the tripod at home.

Ellen

Volunteer Maintainer: East Pond Trail

"Through winter-time we call on spring/And through the spring on summer call/And when abounding hedges ring/Declare that winter's best of all/And after that there's nothing good/Because the spring-time has not come... William Butler Yeats

Just spectacular Patrick! Spring has definitely sprung full force in the north country. The trail looks like a wildflower meadow! The moose portraits are beautiful (as always). Kezossa looks happy (and was obviously happy to see you). Clearly all your friends (us included) are glad you're back home for spring.